Tajkistan, Incidents

14:04, may 6, 2021

Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan agreed to construct new road connecting two Tajik settlements

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed to construct a new road connecting Tajik Khoja Alo village and Vorukh jamoat, Tajikistan’s exclave in Kyrgyz territory.

16:21, may 5, 2021

55 residential buildings damaged or destroyed in Isfara in recent unrest on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border

According to data made available by a special commission to date, 55 residential buildings have been damaged in border areas of Isfara district during the April 28-29 clashes on the Tajik-Kyrgyz

11:51, may 5, 2021

The latest deadly clashes change how Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan see themselves and each other

RFE/RL Central Asia specialist Bruce Pannier notes that the latest deadly clashes on the long-restive Kyrgyz-Tajik border drastically alter the situation there and change how the two countries see

17:12, may 4, 2021

The number of Tajiks killed in recent clashes along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border updated

The number of Tajik citizens killed during the April 28-29 clashes along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border has been updated.

15:00, may 4, 2021

Criminal proceedings instituted against the owner of the burnt-out gas station

Criminal proceedings have been instituted against the owner of the burnt-out gas station located in Dushanbe.

14:00, may 4, 2021

Three-year-old girl lost in mountains in Rasht for hours found safe and sound

Rescuers of the Rasht emergency management agency have reportedly found a 3-year-old girl lost in mountains for hours alive and well.

17:47, may 3, 2021

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan expected to outline 112 kilometers of disputed area by May 9

Kyrgyz security body chief Kamchybek Tashiyev has noted in Maksat village that Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed to outline 112 kilometers of disputed areas along the mutual border until May 9,

16:05, may 3, 2021

Tajik chief prosecutor’s office accuses Kyrgyz military servicemen of attacking Tajik territory

The Prosecutor-General’s Office of Tajikistan accuses Kyrgyz military servicemen and a group of Kyrgyz civilians of attacking Chorkuh jamoat, which is subordinate to the Tajik northern city of

11:11, may 3, 2021

Tajik, Kyrgyz security agency chiefs sign protocol on ceasefire and withdrawal of troops

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan have agreed a complete ceasefire after the worst violence in decades along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border that killed 49 people.

10:07, may 3, 2021

Gas station fire in Dushanbe leaves 29 injured, including two of them being in serious condition

29 persons including three women were injured in a fire that broke out at a gas station in Dushanbe’s Ispechak-2 neighborhood Saturday (May) evening.

17:17, april 30, 2021

EU welcomes the agreement reached by Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan on a ceasefire

The EU regretted on April 30 a serious escalation of tensions at the border between the Kyrgyz Republic and Tajikistan, resulting in numerous casualties.

17:00, april 30, 2021

Kyrgyzstan says 13 killed, thousands evacuated in Tajik border clashes

Kyrgyzstan raised to 13 the number of people killed in clashes along a disputed segment of its border with Tajikistan before a cease-fire was announced by both sides, Radio Liberty reported on

16:34, april 30, 2021

List of Tajik nationals killed during April 28-29 clashes at Tajik-Kyrgyz border

Funeral of two residents of Sarijar mahalla Chorkuh jamoat, Hikmatullo Mahkamov, 26, and Ibrohimjon Hoshimov, 26, who were killed in a clash at the border on April 29, took place on April

15:08, april 30, 2021

Moscow watches with concern the sharp exacerbation of the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border

Russian Foreign Ministry has released a statement on the situation on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border.

14:17, april 30, 2021

Women and children evacuated from Chorkuh placed in dormitory of university in Isfara

More than 70 women and children were evacuated from border areas of Chorkuh jamoat in the evening of April 29.

11:24, april 30, 2021

Sughd governor calls on residents of Isfara not to succumb to provocations

Upon personal instruction of President Emomali Rahmon, Sughd Governor Rajabboy Ahmadzoda today morning held a meeting with regional administrators of Isfara, according to the Sughd regional

10:45, april 30, 2021

UN concerned over the situation on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border ad cross-shelling in both countries

Asked whether they are following the situation along the Tajik-Kyrgyz border and reports of cross-border shelling in Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, Farhan Haq, Deputy Spokesman for the Secretary-General,

10:36, april 30, 2021

Commissions for settling situation on Kyrgyz-Tajik border hold first meeting

The commissions established in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to settle the armed incident on the border have held their first meeting and agreed to take measures to avoid escalation of tensions in the

10:18, april 30, 2021

More than 20 people and more than 200 others wounded as Tajik and Kyrgyz security forces clash in water dispute

According to the latest data, more than 20 people were killed and more than 200 others wounded after security forces from Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan exchanged fire across the border over a water

17:37, april 29, 2021

Tajik, Kyrgyz security forces clash at border

Kyrgyz military fired at the bridge near Chorqishkoq village on the Isfara-Chorkuh highway.

16:59, april 29, 2021

Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan trade blame for latest clashes on disputed order

Kyrgyz and Tajik authorities are blaming each other for the latest clashes and shootings along a disputed segment of the border between the two countries, according to Radio Liberty .

16:51, april 29, 2021

Kyrgyz servicemen open fire at Tajik border guards, says Tajik border service

Kyrgyz and Tajik authorities are blaming each other for the latest clashes and shootings along a disputed segment of the border between the two countries, according to Radio Liberty .

16:15, april 29, 2021

Kyrgyz servicemen open fire at Tajik border guards, says Tajik border service

The press center of the Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security of Tajikistan says Kyrgyz servicemen opened fire at Tajik border guards in the area of the water

14:09, april 29, 2021

Tajik-Kyrgyz border tension escalates, three Tajiks wounded in shootout

Three residents of Somoniyon village in Chorkuh jamoat, which is subordinate to the Tajik northern city of Isfara were wounded in a shootout today morning in a border area between Tajikistan and

10:26, april 29, 2021

Kyrgyzstan occupies a water distribution point and provokes a conflict, says Tajik border service

The Border Guard Directorate at the State Committee for National Security (SCNS) of Tajikistan says a conflict between residents of two Tajik and Kyrgyz border villages occurred yesterday at 4:00 pm

15:08, april 28, 2021

Tajikistan protests detention and beating of two Tajik teens by Kyrgyz border guards

Tajikistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has summoned the Kyrgyz Ambassador to Tajikistan Zhanysh Rustenbekov and handed him a note protesting the detention and beating of two Tajik teenagers

10:00, april 28, 2021

Kyrgyz border guards reportedly abduct and beat two Tajik teens

Authorities of Vorukh, Tajikistan’s exclave in Kyrgyzstan, say Kyrgyz border guards have abducted and beaten two Tajik teens.

10:26, april 27, 2021

Kyrgyz foreign ministry hands Tajik ambassador note over abduction of two Kyrgyz nationals at border

Kyrgyz foreign ministry yesterday summoned Tajikistan Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Nazirmad Alizoda to hand him a note containing the extreme concern of the Kyrgyz side about the illegal actions of the

15:03, april 22, 2021

Death of soldier: the authorities say he died of an illness the family does not believe

The body of the 19-year-old Rajabali Nazarov was handed over to his family on April 21 and his was buried in his native village in Divashtch district (Sughd province).

11:23, april 19, 2021

Residents of Tajik village protest against construction by Kyrgyz of bridge over river in Tajik territory

Residents of Tajik border village of Khojai Alo, which is subordinate to the Tajik northern city of Isfara, gathered in the Shar-Shara area on April 17 to protest against construction by Kyrgyz of a